Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Bean Broomrape

Artibeus anderseni compared with Orobanche crenata

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Bean Broomrape is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Bean Broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Orobanche
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Orobanche crenata

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Bean Broomrape

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Bean Broomrape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Bean Broomrape

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia), Asia (India, Iran), and Europe (9 countries).

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

The Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus anderseni) is a species in the genus Artibeus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bean Broomrape

The Bean Broomrape (Orobanche crenata) is a species in the genus Orobanche. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.